Tagged: digital bank

August 27, 2023 @ 1:28 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Publicly traded banking and financial institution Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad has announced its partnership with software house and IT services provider Comarch to launch a digital wealth platform. The Comarch Wealth Management system will allow the bank’s customers to view their financial information, including their… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank N26 announced the integration of popular local payment service iDEAL to its 100% digital banking experience in the Netherlands. Available to the first N26 customers in the Netherlands from today, the new integration will be gradually “rolled out in the market and will… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dock, a B2B technology company for payments and banking, announced that Tenpo, Chile’s largest digital bank with more than 2.2 million customers, is now “a customer of the Brazilian company.” Dock’s expertise and infrastructure is “behind the issuing and processing technology that Tenpo is using… Read More

August 11, 2023 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Top UK-based digital bank, Starling Bank, is looking to expand its footprint beyond the borders of the UK, according to a report. Starling is preparing to launch operations in Asia, but apparently not with its own brand but by partnering with an Asian bank that… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Federal Savings & Loan of San Rafael has partnered with digital banking provider, Bankjoy in order “to deliver an intuitive and feature-rich online and mobile banking experience for account holders.” Through the partnership, First Federal’s account holders will be “able to easily manage their… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 6:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Bank of England increased its benchmark rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.25%. The decision was anticipated by markets and follows the recent decision of the US Federal Reserve to increase rates as well. The Banks’ Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 6… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Board of Monument Bank is pleased to confirm that regulatory approval has been confirmed for the appointment of Fiona Pollard as the successor to Niall Booker as Chair of Monument Bank. Monument Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC), a federally chartered digital bank, announced financial results for Q2 2023 today, delivering a positive earnings number while showing declines in both the top and bottom line. Total net revenue for Q2 was $232.5 million compared to $245.7 million during Q1. Total… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank N26 announced the appointment of Carina Kozole as Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director of N26 AG. She will begin in her new role later this year, and will “assume responsibility for risk management at the digital bank.” Carina reportedly brings “with her… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Profitable digital bank bunq has raised more money. According to a note from the firm bunq has received €44.5 million at a pre-money valuation of €1.65 billion.  In 2021 bunq raised €193 million at the same valuation. Bunq was founded by Ali Niknam after he… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bankjoy, an end-to-end digital banking provider, announced its partnership with Plaid, the open finance provider powering the digital financial ecosystem. Institutions on the Bankjoy platform will now be able “to offer their customers API access to Plaid’s network of more than 8,000 fintech apps and… Read More

July 19, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

European digital bank bunq has now topped 9 million users, holding €4.5 billion in user deposits. Bunq reported that it grew its user base from 5.4 million to over 9 million in a bit longer than one year. In the last four months, Bunq has… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, which claims to be the UK’s greener digital bank, has secured £20 million in Tier 2 capital from Quilam Capital – a growth investor with expertise in the speciality finance sector. The investment by Quilam further “re-enforces the growth trajectory of Tandem as the… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut recently revealed that it has expanded its financial services in Germany by offering personal loans. As noted in the update from Revolut, existing clients may now apply for loans, which can range anywhere between €1,000 and €50,000 via the platform’s Fintech app… Read More

July 4, 2023 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut will stop offering Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) tokens to US clients. Revolut has reportedly cited Bakkt’s recent decision to delist the digital tokens, as they’re considered to be unregistered securities by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The UK-based… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with more than 30 million customers worldwide, has launched its services in New Zealand, “delivering Kiwis a first of its kind digital money experience.” For the first time ever, New Zealand residents will “get access to Revolut’s seamless, safe… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) recently announced that Puerto-Rico headquartered Segura Bank has selected Temenos “to power the launch of a new digital bank in the cloud for mid to high earners in Latin America.” Segura Bank will run Temenos’ banking platform “on Microsoft Azure to develop… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WeLab Bank, which claims to be the most innovative bank in Hong Kong, announced the expansion of its wealth management services with the launch of their new Featured Fund Platform. WeLab Bank ventured into wealth management business last year, “pioneering a personalized and intelligent investment… Read More

June 16, 2023 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has launched a new digital bank Isybank. “With the launch of Isybank, the digital transformation of Intesa Sanpaolo continues, which sees this project as one of the pillars of the 2022-2025 Business Plan”, said Carlo Messina, Managing Director and CEO of… Read More

June 16, 2023 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Zopa has appointed Peter Donlon and Kate Erb as CTO and COO respectively, pending regulatory approval. Peter and Kate add significant technology and operations experience “to Zopa’s leadership roster as the company matures and enters its next stage of growth to become Britain’s… Read More